Latitudinal variation in biophysical characteristics of avian eggshells to cope with differential effects of solar radiation

Latitudinal variation in biophysical characteristics of avian eggshells to cope with differential effects of solar radiation

Abstract Solar radiation is an important driver of animal coloration, not only because of the effects of coloration on body temperature but also because coloration may protect from the deleterious effects of UV radiation. Indeed, dark coloration may protect from UV, but may increase the risk of over...

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Main Authors: Jesús Gómez, Cristina Ramo, Martin Stevens, Gustavo Liñán‐Cembrano, Miguel A. Rendón, Jolyon T. Troscianko, Juan A. Amat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-08-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
biogeographical pattern
biophysical mechanisms
Charadrius alexandrinus
egg coloration
egg size
latitudinal gradient
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4335

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4335

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